The Henry P. Huber Scholarship committee is currently accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year. Applications may be acquired from the Guidance Counselor at Bluffton High School, the Superintendent's office in the Bluffton Elementary School and from the Citizens National Bank in Bluffton.
Applicants are required to submit with their application, whether a high school senior or currently enrolled in college, the most recent transcript of their academic program. Applications must be filed with the committee by May 25, 2011.
Citizens National Bank has announceed the opening of a loan production office in Defiance. Located on the second floor at 607 W. Third St., the office began servicing customers in December.
It will provide commercial business development services to the area, including real estate loans, commercial lines of credit, agricultural lending and access to deposits through the bank's online for business and merchant capture services.
The seven-week, winter session of youth programs begins the week of Jan. 10, according to Carole Enneking, BFR director.
Class options for elementary age youth include: basketball (Thursday 3:30 PM), Football (Tuesday 3:30PM), Dodgeball (Fridays 3:30 PM), Soccer (Mondays for U10 players and Thursdays for U7 players), and Volleyball Skills (Wednesday 3:30 PM).
Twice-a-month community meals continue in 2011 thanks to the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association.
The next community meal is Thursday, Jan. 6. The meal is from 6 to 6:45 p.m. and has no charge. It is held at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. Persons may, however, provide donations to assist the Bluffton Community Assistance Program food pantry.
Bluffton Public Library's monthly book discussion will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 5. "A Civil Action" by Jonathan Harr is the selected title for January's discussion. The book discussion will be held at Common Grounds Coffeehouse & Caf'e.
Anyone interested in attending is welcome and a month-to-month commitment is not required. Copies of the book are available at the library.
Note: Rudi Steiner of Homewood, Illinois, is a 1961 BHS graduate and older brother of the Icon creator.
Tell me something you never wrote home about?
I couldn't tell mom and dad then and I can't tell you now.
Well maybe that I've heard gun shots a couple of times and maybe I have been shot at once.
Captive Free - a worship and musical youth event will be coming to English Lutheran Church for a worship and music event! Open to the whole community! Wednesday, January 12th at 7:00 PM.
